Ryan Cragun

Ryan Cragun (1976–present) is an American sociologist specializing in the sociology of religion, secularization, and irreligion. Currently Professor of Sociology at the University of Tampa, Cragun has emerged as a leading scholar in the empirical study of nonreligion and secular identities. His research employs quantitative and qualitative methods to examine patterns of religious disaffiliation, the growth of the religiously unaffiliated, and discrimination against nonreligious individuals. His influential works include "What You Don't Know About Religion (but Should)" (2013) and numerous peer-reviewed articles on secularization trends in the United States. Cragun has contributed significantly to understanding the social dynamics of religious "nones," atheists, and agnostics, providing empirical data that informs broader debates about the decline of traditional religious belief and the rise of secular worldviews in contemporary Western societies.